Game device.



W. l. KENNEDY.

GAME DEVICE.

APPUCATION FILED SEPT. 21. 19w.

1,279,121. PatentedSept. 17,1918;

3 nuawtoz Walter J. Kennedy considerable degree of skill.

. WALTER J. KENNEDY, QF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAME DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 1'7, 191 8.

Application filed September 27, 1917. Serial No. 193,408. 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER J. KENNEDY,

a citizen of the United States, and residing This inventionrelates togame device sand the object thereof is to provide a device of this classwhich is designed to amuse both young and old, and which involves theuse of a game board and marbles or small balls or spherical bodies andthe successful playing of which will involve the exercise of a Theinvention is fully disclosed in the following specificatiom'of which theaccompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of myimprovement are designated by suitable reference characters in 1 each ofthe views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view *of' my improved gamedevice; and, V r

Fig. 2 asection on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and showing the device placed:on ,a tablev or support.

. with an arc-shaped back edge a? and a In the practice of my inventionI provide a board a which, in the construction shown, is stamped fromsheet metal-and provided straight front edge a and the side edges ofwhich are preferably inclined or-tapered inwardly from the back cornersa to the points a adjacent to the front corners a". ,That part of the,front edge portion of the board between the points a and a 'isdownwardlyinclined as shown at a and extending .entirely around the board, exceptthe front edgeportion a is a raised flange or wall u At the back edgeportion of the board is an arc-shaped trench or groove b and in thefront edge portion thereof-between the points a is a transverse trenchor groove 0, and extendingfrom the trench or groove 0 to the trench orgroove 1) are a plurality of equally spaced grooves d, the bottoms ofwhich are flush with the bottom of the trench or groove 0 but higherthan the bottom of the trench or groove 6, or said trench or groove 7)is deeper than the grooves d.

The grooves 03 are preferably three in number, and between each of saldgrooves and between the outer grooves 03 and side edges of the board areother groovesc which, in the construction shown, are arranged in seriesof three and which communicatecwith the trench or groove 0, and thebottoms of which are flush with the bottomof thetrench or groove 0.Thegrooves e are shorter than the grooves d and terminate inwardly ofthe trench or groove 6 and ommunicate, with cup shaped recesses 7', andthe recesses f are provided, as shown, with numbers 9 which; may beselected or used arbitrarily, or in any desired. manner. 3 V

The central groove of each of the series of grooves'e is longer than theside grooves of each series, in the constructionshown, and the back edgeportion of the board is also provided with a' plurality of cup-shaped're-' -cesses 72 similar to the recesses 7 which are also provided withnumbers g, the same as the recesses f, but the recesses it do notcommunicate with any of the trenches or grooves.

In playing the game,the board is placed I on a suitable table or supportj and the form or shape of the board issuch that when so placed thefront part thereof'is raised-and the whole board supported at abackward" and downward inclination. The game is played by means ofmarbles 01' balls 2', any desired number of which may be used, and: twoor more partiesmay play the game. Each player is given a predeterminednumberof balls, and in playing the game the balls are manipulated in themanner of ordinary marbles and passed up over thedown- Warclly inclinedsurface a, into the trench or groove 0 from which they roll backwardlyeither through the groovesfcl, or the grooves e. If they pass throughthegrooves cl into the trench or groove 12, they remain therein and do notcount, but if they pass through the grooves 6 into the recesses f, the.numbers in said recesses are countedin favor of the player in the mannerof othergames ofthis class, If the balls roll through the grooves 6 intothe recesses 7 and then pass out of said-recesses into the trench orgroove 7), they. do not count, but if they should lodge in the recessesh, the numbers by which said recesses are designated are counted infavor of the player.'

Each player may have any predetermined number of plays and anypredetermined number of balls, and a playerwinning the highest number ofpoints in a redetermined number of plays with; a predetermined number ofballs wins the game.

' My improved game device may also be used for the purpose of playing awar game or games in which any desired names, designating marks orcharacters may be given" the various parts of the. board, or thegrooves, trenches'i and: recesses thereiin and the balls may representmen, and the. various parts of the board may be distinctively coloredand any suitable rules may be provided. for the, playing, of the. game.

invention is not limited to the shape of I the; board nor to the.forming thereof of sh'eetmetal", andsaidboard may be composed of anydesired material, allthat. is: necessary Being that the top" surfacethereof. corresponds with the'surface. of? the. board a, as herein shownand' described.

ravin -$111137 described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let.- tersPatent,

1 In a game device, a board'lhaving front and back edge portions, andthe surface of" which is provided forwardly of the back.

' edge portion with an arc-shaped groove andadjacent to the front edgeportion with a transverse groove, said surface being also provided witha plurality'cf grooves WlllClii extend" from said transverse groove tosaid arc-shaped groove and communicate therewith, and othergrooves-whichextend from the transverse groovebackw'ardly topredeterminedf points where they communicate with cup-shaped recesses. v

2. Ina game device, aboard having front back edge portions, and thesurface of" which is provided forwardly of the back edgeportion with anarc-shaped groove and" ad acent' to'the frontv edge portion with atransverse roove said surface bein also r i 1 b provided with aplurality of grooves wh ch extend from said'transverse groove to saidarc-shaped groove and communlcate therew-a-rdly inclined surface with atransverse groove and inthe back edge portion thereof with a transversegroove, other grooves forming a communication between said transversegrooves and other grooves com municating with the front transversegroove and extending backwardly a predetermined distance"- andcommunicating with recesses in the top surface of the board.

4. In a game device, a board the top surface of which isinclineddownwardly and:

- backwardly except at the front edge thereof where it is inclineddownwardly and forw-ardly, said. surface being also provided rearwardlyof the downwardly and. forwardly inclined surface with a transversegroove. and, in the back edge portion thereof with atransverse groove,.other grooves formingv a communication hetween said transverse groovesand other grooves com.- municating. with the groove. and extendingbackwardly a predetermined distance. and communicating with recesses in.the top surface of'the board, the

back top surface of the. board. being. also-prov vided with. otherrecesses 5-; In a gamedevice, a boardiapproxie mately rectangular inform the back and side edges, of .which are provided with. raised wallsand the heat edge portion of which is. downwardly and forwardlyinclined, the...

top. surface of board being, provided; with a plurality offgrooveswhielrra erorg wardly and hackwardly and recesses" formed in said. topsurface and'communicating, with r the rear'ends'of'said' grooves. V

6. In a game device,..aboard approxima'tely rectangular in form the-backand? side edges of which are provided with raised walls and. the frontedge portion of which is downwardly and forwardly inclined, the

top surface of said board being provided with a plurality of grooveswhich range forwardly andhackwjardly, recesses formed in said'topsurface and communicating with the rear ends of 's'aid grooves, andother recesses. formed in saidtop. surface adjacent to said first namedrecesses:

In testimony'that lfclaim the foregoing as my invention I. have signedmy name, in

presence of the subscribing witnesses', this 26th'day of September,1917. u I

. u 'WKIZ'IER J ..KENNEDY.. Witnesses: 7 j

E. M'UnREA-Nnx, I E. THOMPSON.

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